extract_text_from_binary_file

The extract_text_from_binary_file function extracts potential strings of text from a binary file.

Syntax

extract_text_from_binary_file( section, filename )

Arguments

Argument Description
section (string) The name of a section in the CFS configuration file that contains settings for the extraction of strings from the binary file. For information about the configuration parameters that you can set, see Extract_Text_From_Binary_File Parameters.
filename (string) The path and file name of the file to extract strings from.

Returns

Strings. Returns a list of strings.

Example

local potential_strings = { extract_text_from_binary_file( "ExtractTextFromBinaryFile", "C:\MyFiles\MyBinaryFile.dll" ) }